Andover Danbury Wilmot Hill

Trail 9 New Canada Road to Proctor Academy
Finding the Trailheads: At the
northern trailhead, parking for up
to four cars is available on New
Canada Road, 0.9 mi. east of US
Route 4 at a point two miles north
of the junction of US Route 4 and
NH Route 11. Southern trailhead
parking is at a large parking lot to
the west side of Proctor Academy’s
Farrell Field House in the center of
Andover on routes NH 11 and US 4.
The Field House is the large brick
building set back across the road
from the white-fenced playing
fields.
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Total Distance: 6.1 miles
Total Ascents: 1400 feet
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Estimated time: 5 hours
Total Descents: 1800 feet
Overview: Ragged Mountain is a ridge with a series of peaks just over 2200 ft. in elevation. The trail touches only
the 2225-ft. ski peak as it passes along the ridge. Between and below these peaks are ledge outcrops, some with
expansive views, and a variety of forest types and glacial landforms. The bedrock exposed on Ragged Mountain is
called the Upper (or Kearsarge) Member of the Littleton Formation. It is a metamorphic rock formed from seafloor
sediments 370 million to 395 million years ago during the Lower Devonian period. It is probably not a coincidence
that Mount Kearsarge, Ragged Mountain, and a series of rocky hills between them, are all exposures of this
formation. It is rich in sillimanite, a mineral so resistant to weathering that elongated, light-grey fibrous crystals of
it can often be seen standing out in relief on the surface of ledges and boulders. The trail begins in Wilmot, finds
the ridge in Danbury and descends in Andover. The SRKG is marked by white trapezoids, either painted or cut
metal. The SRKG shares portions of trails built by the Ragged Mountain Fish and Game Club and Proctor Academy
in Andover, which have their own blazes. Follow the SRKG blazes, avoiding many old logging roads.